My English portfolio

1. My English portfolio

2. Famous places and famous people

3. I’ m going to start my portfolio • Writing about myself; • Writing about Pedrógão; • Writing about some famous places and famous people • Stonehenge; • Madame Tussaud's; • Jack Johnson; • Kelly Slater;

4. Stonehenge Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire, on the north of Salisbury. Stonehenge is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones. Archaeologists believe the standing stones were erected around 2200 BC. The site and its surroundings were added to the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1986 in a co-listing with Avebury henge monument Stonehenge Complete gives the derivation of the name Stonehenge as coming from the Old English words "stān" meaning "stone", and either "hencg" meaning "hinge" (because the stone lintels hinge on the upright stones) or "hen(c)en" meaning "hang" or "gallows" or "instrument of torture".

5. Stonehenge (cont.) The Stonehenge complex was built in several construction phases spanning at least 3000 years. Some archaeologists have found four large Mesolithic postholes which date to around 8000 BC nearby, beneath the modern tourist car-park. At this time, Salisbury Plain was still wooded but four thousand years later, during the earlier Neolithic, a cursus monument was built 600 m north of the site as the first farmers began to clear the forest and exploit the area. The site was known by scholars during the Middle Ages. Many aspects of Stonehenge are subject to debate. What was its function: an astronomical observatory, a religious site, or something supernatural? Who built it, and how?

6. Madame Tussaud's Madame Tussauds is a famous wax museum in London. Marie Tussaud (1761–1850) was born Marie Grosholtz in Strasbourg, France. Her mother worked as a housekeeper for Dr. Philippe Curtius, who was a physician skilled in wax modelling. Curtius taught Tussaud the art of wax modelling. Tussaud created her first wax figure, of Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire, in 1777.

7. Madame Tussaud’s (cont.) One of the main revelations of her museum was the Chamber of horrors. This part of the exhibition included some victims of the French Revolution. Some of the sculptures done by Tussaud herself still exist. In 1842, she made a self portrait which is now on display at the entrance of her museum. Madame Tussaud's wax museum has now grown to become a major tourist attraction in London.

8. Jack Jonhson Jack Hody Johnson born May 18, 1975 is a Hawaii-born musician, filmmaker, and surfer. He learned how to surf and skate from his father's best friend Alex Conell. He was a professional surfer until an accident at Pipeline in which his front teeth were knocked out and he received more than 150 stitches to his mouth. Johnson has stated in several interviews that a big part of his success involved his friends recording "bootlegs" of his tracks and distributing them at surf competitions. In 2000, Johnson directed a surf film entitled Thicker than Water.

9. Kelly Slater Slater was born "Robert Kelly Slater" on February 11, 1972 in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Kelly Slater is an excellent professional surfer. He is an eight time world champion and has been sponsored by Quiksilver since 1990. His favourite waves are Pipeline in Hawaii, Kirra in Australia, and Soup Bowls in Barbados. He also says he loves the wave Dee Why Point. Slater has had a long time rivalry with top surfer Andy Irons since he lost the world title to Andy in 2003.

10. Conclusion I loved making this work because I learnt more information about: Stonehenge; Madame Tussaud’s; Jack Johnson; Kelly Slater; I hope you say that you liked it too!!!

11. Bibliography http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonehenge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_Tussauds http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Johnson_(musician) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Slater